The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-04
READING For THE DAY.

READING FOR THE DAY.
Sunda chooI Lesson for September IL, 's5
GOLDEN PREcEPrs. Matt. vii, 1-12.
Golden Text-Therefore all things whatsoever W
would that men should do to you do ye even so I,
them.-Matt vii, IL.
THE LINE THOUGHT.
This lesson forms part of the great Sermon
the Mount, and gives US golden precspts con
corning duties to men and privilege:
with God, and closes with the golden rule tina
shines like the splendid golden ornament tha
caps great spire. and that derives much of It's
value and beauty from the structure beneath.
| The thought runs as follows: Beware of the
common habit of judging others, for you have
| your faults, and will be Judged In turn.
But do not make the foolish error Of treating all
men alike. for there are dogs among men, and
| you need your common sense in your dealings
with them, and you not to cast precious
things to those VINO are IKE the WHO swine;
| Then the thought NAV be inserted, Suppose God
were to treat according to our deserts, and he
| seems to answer this oy urging men to fervent
| prayer: for our Father makes no mistakes in
his giving, and he gives good things to those
who ask him. And the conclusion is, Follow
the Fathers wise and good example
| SUGGESTIONS.
l. It is the province of God only to judge.
Only he judge with righteous judgment
g 1t is unwise to judge: for with what iudg-
| ment ye judge. ye shall be judged. lack of
charity is one of those curses which come home
! to roost.
3. 1t takes clear moral vision to faults
| in other people.
| T. The more one perceives faults in others
| the less he beholds his
| 5. Severity toward self bagets charity to-
| ward others.
6. Uncharitable JUDGMENT is worse than
many of the sins 1t condemns.
Z. Only charity begets charity With what
measure ye meet it will be measured to you
again
8 MEN carry their own sins on their backs,
and those of their neighhor before them."
9. Finding faults with the trivial defects of
ones neiehbors while guilty OF much greater
faults ones self, is hypocrisy
10 In judging ones self 1t is permitted one to
be mercess.
IL. The one who seeks to cast mote out from
brothers eye must not approach him with
beam in his
II. Charity of judgment carried too far is a
weakness which excites contempt
ID. The fact must be recognized that there
are those who relish pollution as though it were
delicacy, and who would resent conversation
concerning holy things swine resent having
pearls cast before them.
IA. There no limit to that which can be had
from God. Ask-seek--knock
10. From their feelings toward their own
children. parents are to learn something OF the
fatherhood Of God.
16 Imperfect and ''evil" as are earthly
fathers do not mock the needs of their children
by giving them stones for bread And our heav-
emily Father is neither imperfect evil.
IT, God is more ready to give good gifts than
to ask them. Ask, especially, for the
gift of the Holy Spirit.
IL Pattern your treatment of others upon
Gods treatment of
49, Put yourself in his place." and then do
to your neigh Dor in like circumstances you
would like to have him do TO you.
Religious Notes.
Joseph Roux: The philosopher spends in be-
coming the time which the ambitious
man spends in becoming parsonage.
The voice of conscience is delicate that it is
to stifie IT. but 1t is also clear that it is
impossible to mistake it.-Madame de Stael.
Charles Kingsley Do to-day's duty. fight to-
days temptation, and do not weaken and distract
yourself LOCKING forward to things which you
cannot see and could not understand if you saw
them.
F. W. Robertson: AS the tree is fortified by
its own broken branches and fallen leaves and
grows of it's own decay SO men and nations
are bettered and improved by trial and refined
out of broken hopes and blighted expectations.
Toplady: Christian too conversant with the
people of the world resembles bright piece of
plate too much exposed to the air. which, though
in reality it continues plate still, yet grows
furnished and lcses it3fire burnish, and needs a
fresh cleansing and rubbing up.
Drop thy still dews of quietness
Till all our strivnes cease;
Take from souls the strain and stress. !,
And let our ordered lives confess
The beauty of thy peace.
OF the eiehty-two mon who offered themselves
last year to tho Church Mission of England,
only thirty-four were accepted. The applica-
tions of the remainder, constituting than
half of those desiring to go upon foreign mis-
There's nothing writsor say,
In howsoever simple way,
But seems q body built to hide
The soul, that str ghtway is supplied;
And many fool and prophet too.
Hath spoken wiser than he knew.
That the Sunday law in Connecticut
amounts TO something, and has already accom-
plshed something nobody will deny, says the |
Congregatonalist. 1t il slight thing to stop |
exclusion trains, and release, in great measure, |
10000 employees from WORK. the liability to |
be called on to work Tor railroad corporations
Sunday.
Our life is nothing but a winters day
Some only break their fast AID away;
Others stay dinner, and depart fulfilled;
The deepest age but sups and goes to bed.
He's most in debt that fingers the day;
Whc dies betimos has less and less to pay:
The Western Waterman. a Catholic organ,
writes thus: Professionalism We would
hang it up for crows nests. We would tear it
with pincers and fire it with hot irons. We
would fill it with molten lead and sink it in hell
fire hundred fathons deep" Could anything
be more brotherlyl
The largest Sabbath-school in the world is
said to be the one in connection with the North
side Central Church. Chicago. 1t has 5000
scholars, with an average attendance of 1000 |
The kindergartens. conducted every weekday
morning. have daily attendance of 500; a sew
ing class for girls on Saturdays of 500 and a
class on Mondays of boys for manual training
has a large attendance
Protestant work in Mexico has much encour
agement Since the disestabshment of the
IN Mexican branch of the Church of Jesus Christ"
and the retirement by the Protestant Episcopal
of the bishop of that church, the
work has gone on vigorously. This matter is
now in the exclusive charge of the Protestant
Episcopal church in the United States whose
clergy are working harmoniousy with Presby-
erians.
Rev Charles Parkhurst now visiting in Eng
and. writes of Wesey's house as follows: Fac
ng City Road, London, Is plain brick house |
With an iron fence IN front. perhaps twevs feet
n height. On the front door is simple plate.
IN which these words: 'Wesleys House,
This was Wesleys home for the last twelve
7ears of his life. 1t also the homo of several
If his preachers" In of the rooms of this
louse he died. Here is his chair, bookcase bu-
eau and side table, but the most interesting
ind perhaps amusing piece of furniture is the
amous teapot used by Wesley"